Mesothelioma in Australia 2017

Mesothelioma in Australia – infocus presents the latest available information on the incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, along with mortality and information on previous asbestos exposure, using data from the Australian Mesothelioma Registry (AMR), the National Mortality Database (NMD) and the Australian Cancer Database (ACD). On average, two people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in Australia each day.

ISBN: 978-1-76054-442-3

Cat. no: CAN 121

Pages: 8

Findings from this report:

From 1982–2017, new cases of mesothelioma rose steadily—135 to 592 cases for males and 22 to 118 cases for females

There were 710 new cases of mesothelioma reported to the AMR with a date of diagnosis during 2017

93% of people who provided residential and occupational information were assessed as having been exposed to asbestos

Between 1985–1989 and 2010–2014, the 5-year relative survival rate for mesothelioma averaged 5.4%